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spite

noun
/spaɪt/
/spaɪt/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. a feeling of wanting to hurt or upset somebody恶意;怨恨 synonym malice
    • out of spite I'm sure he only said it out of spite.我相信他只是为了泄愤才那么说的。
    Extra Examples
    • He vented his spite on his grandfather.他向祖父泄愤。
    • I felt no spite towards her.我对她毫无怨恨。
    • She killed her boss's dog out of pure spite.纯粹出于怨恨,她杀了老板的狗。
    • She was angry and full of spite.她怒气冲冲,满怀恶意。
    • This was her final act of spite.这是她最后的恶意行为。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pure
    • sheer
    • personal
    verb + spite
    • be full of
    • feel
    • vent
    preposition
    • out of spite
    • with spite
    • spite towards/​toward
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    Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French despit ‘contempt’, despiter ‘show contempt for’.
Idioms
in spite of something
  1. if you say that somebody did something in spite of a fact, you mean it is surprising that that fact did not prevent them from doing it不管;尽管 synonym despite
    • In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.尽管年事已高,他依旧过着一种忙碌的生活。
    • They went swimming in spite of all the danger signs.他们无视那么多警告牌,还是去游泳了。
    • English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese.虽然当地居民主要是中国人,英语却成了商业上正式使用的语言。
    Language Bank howeverhoweverWays of saying ‘but’“但是” 的表达方式
      • Politicians have promised to improve road safety. So far, however, little has been achieved.政客们承诺要加强道路安全。但是,迄今为止成效微乎其微。
      • Despite clear evidence from road safety studies, no new measures have been introduced.尽管道路安全研究已得出确切依据,但仍未实施任何新措施。
      • Politicians have promised to improve road safety. In spite of this/Despite this, little has been achieved so far.政客们承诺要加强道路安全。尽管如此,迄今为止成效微乎其微。
      • Although politicians have promised to improve road safety, little has been achieved so far.尽管政客们承诺要加强道路安全,但是迄今为止成效微乎其微。
      • Some politicians claim that the new transport policy has been a success. In fact, it has been a total disaster. 一些政客宣称新的交通政策非常成功,实际上却是彻头彻尾的失败。
      • Government campaigns have had a measure of success, but the fact remains that large numbers of accidents are still caused by careless drivers.政府的宣传活动取得了一定的成功,但实际情况是大量的交通事故仍然是由于驾驶者疏忽造成的。
in spite of yourself
  1. if you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not intend or expect to不由自主地
    • He fell asleep, in spite of himself.他还是不由自主地睡着了。
    • In spite of herself, tears welled up in her eyes.她不由自主地热泪盈眶。

spite

verb
/spaɪt/
/spaɪt/
only used in the infinitive with to仅用于带 to 的不定式中
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they spite
/spaɪt/
/spaɪt/
he / she / it spites
/spaɪts/
/spaɪts/
past simple spited
/ˈspaɪtɪd/
/ˈspaɪtɪd/
past participle spited
/ˈspaɪtɪd/
/ˈspaɪtɪd/
-ing form spiting
/ˈspaɪtɪŋ/
/ˈspaɪtɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. spite somebody to deliberately annoy or upset somebody故意使烦恼;存心使苦恼
    • They're playing the music so loud just to spite us.他们把音乐放得这么响就是存心要搅扰我们。
    Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French despit ‘contempt’, despiter ‘show contempt for’.
Idioms
cut off your nose to spite your face
  1. (informal) to do something when you are angry that is meant to harm somebody else but that also harms you(恼怒之下)伤人害己,损人不利己

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